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According to Didcot Town site, the pitch is being improved. Might get those pre-season friendlies back.
The new pitch has really started to take shape this last week, with it now being mown every day.
It will be game-ready in two more weeks, with the first team open training session on 27th June taking place on the pitch to give it its first test.
As a grounds team, we are so grateful for the support in ensuring we will have one of the best playing surfaces in the league and, more importantly, the tools to do the job.
The previous pitch had become very poor and mainly consisted of a weed grass called Poa Annua, which has really shallow roots. The pitch resembled a minefield after each game and, to be honest, was an embarrassment.
Years of no real investment and massive overuse have created the problems, and we are certainly not going to allow these things to happen again.
Moving forwards, we know we need to change the way the pitch is managed and used.
Premier league pitches with unlimited resources and half artifical pitches struggle with 50 to 60 games per season so it is no real suprise to see how bad ours was after 130 plus matches per season.
This season will see a vast reduction and a budget will be in place to carry out annual works required to keep it in top-class condition and back to its former reputation.
It's certainly exciting times at the football club, and we are happy to play our small part in moving all areas forwards.
The grounds team DTFC
The new pitch has really started to take shape this last week, with it now being mown every day.
It will be game-ready in two more weeks, with the first team open training session on 27th June taking place on the pitch to give it its first test.
As a grounds team, we are so grateful for the support in ensuring we will have one of the best playing surfaces in the league and, more importantly, the tools to do the job.
The previous pitch had become very poor and mainly consisted of a weed grass called Poa Annua, which has really shallow roots. The pitch resembled a minefield after each game and, to be honest, was an embarrassment.
Years of no real investment and massive overuse have created the problems, and we are certainly not going to allow these things to happen again.
Moving forwards, we know we need to change the way the pitch is managed and used.
Premier league pitches with unlimited resources and half artifical pitches struggle with 50 to 60 games per season so it is no real suprise to see how bad ours was after 130 plus matches per season.
This season will see a vast reduction and a budget will be in place to carry out annual works required to keep it in top-class condition and back to its former reputation.
It's certainly exciting times at the football club, and we are happy to play our small part in moving all areas forwards.
The grounds team DTFC
